http://tincantourists.com/wiki/ 2008-11-19T21:18:28-05:00 http://tincantourists.com/wiki/ http://tincantourists.com/wiki/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2008-11-17T21:02:01-05:00 http://tincantourists.com/wiki/doku.php?id=fan&rev=1226973721&do=diff FAN (Franklin A. Newcomer) History FAN Coach Company was founded by Franklin A. Newcomer on May 16, 1954, and chose his initials for the company name. The “factory”, at first, was a barn with side wall jigs in a horse stable and the cabinet shop in a hay mow. It took three weeks to build the first FAN, a 14 ft. model equipped with a 2-burner plate, ice box, 10-gallon water tank, and a pump by the sink. text/html 2008-11-17T08:30:21-05:00 http://tincantourists.com/wiki/doku.php?id=tin_can_tourists_in_the_news&rev=1226928621&do=diff RV enthusiasts gather in Estero for a show of vintage travel trailers The link above will take you to a news article about last weekends Gathering at Koreshan State Park in Estero, Florida ---------- Red Barns Spectacular Arrives Saturday By WKZO NEWS(WKZO NEWS) text/html 2008-11-16T22:20:01-05:00 http://tincantourists.com/wiki/doku.php?id=myer_don_diane&rev=1226892001&do=diff Sorry I have forgoten that my name was here. We have been out camping. Will leave the light on for you. We have purchased new prevost and are having it converted. We need more space now that the wife has put on some wieght. text/html 2008-11-14T17:38:05-05:00 http://tincantourists.com/wiki/doku.php?id=aristocrat&rev=1226702285&do=diff **ARISTOCRAT** History Irving Perch manufactured Aristocrat trailers in California from 1956 to 1974. The Lo Liner model was called that because one could purchase optional metal wheels to install when storage in a low garage was desired. These smaller wheels lowered the height, as well as the unique “drop axle”. The Lo Liner was sold as a 13' and a 15' trailer back then, but licensed as 16', as the nearest measurement from hitch to tail. Perch also manufactured a Mainliner, Land Commander… text/html 2008-11-13T22:51:53-05:00 http://tincantourists.com/wiki/doku.php?id=stover_glenn_shelley&rev=1226634713&do=diff Manufacturer Information Vega campers went out of business in 1978 Awheelcamper paneling Standard Features Bunkbeds in rear Prices text/html 2008-11-13T17:37:35-05:00 http://tincantourists.com/wiki/doku.php?id=chinook&rev=1226615855&do=diff A 1998 Chinook Concourse in Redwood City, Calif. History Chinook RV, a division of Trail Wagons Inc. was a manufacturer of relatively short (mini) Class C (Class B+) motorhomes. The company got its start in 1961 as Chinook RV Camper Vans in the garage of Don Lukehart Sr. An avid enthusiast of outdoor camping frustrated with the lack of mobile campers available on the market, Lukehart first went to work with his son, Gary, on converting a Chevrolet Corvair into a “mini camper”. text/html 2008-11-12T19:25:29-05:00 http://tincantourists.com/wiki/doku.php?id=serro_scotty&rev=1226535929&do=diff Manufacturer Information Serro Scotty trailers were built from 1957 until April, 1997, when the plant in Irwin, Pennsylvania burned down. The plant later reopened in Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania, but never again to make travel trailers. Today, known as Mobile Concepts by Scotty, they manufacture fire safety “houses”. Due to their easy availability, low cost, and the increasing population of retiring baby boomers, there has been a resurgence of popularity for these small trailers that can be to…